Identification Help
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:12 pm
Okay so I've had this colony for a good few months. I never got the queen identified [not sure why, it just slipped my mind], and now she's been hidden away in their test tube with sand and dirt they've built a tiny nest out of.
I found a video from before that though and towards the end it shows very clear shots of the workers, though she's harder to see.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5VTpKj_RykAZ3hzc0dVUEd5NlU/view?usp=sharing
The workers are small but they have a bit of polymorphism going on. The smaller ones are about 1-1.5mm and the larger ones are around 2-ishmm. The queen, if I remember correctly, is probably about 4-5mm. I found her on a sidewalk in...I want to say June/July? in Pensacola, Florida.
I thought they might be solenopsis invicta, but the queen didn't look like the sol. inv. queen I've owned before, and the workers are a very dark color. Almost black, even in bright light.
I'll try to get better pictures if I can, if no one can figure it out.
Thank you!
I found a video from before that though and towards the end it shows very clear shots of the workers, though she's harder to see.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5VTpKj_RykAZ3hzc0dVUEd5NlU/view?usp=sharing
The workers are small but they have a bit of polymorphism going on. The smaller ones are about 1-1.5mm and the larger ones are around 2-ishmm. The queen, if I remember correctly, is probably about 4-5mm. I found her on a sidewalk in...I want to say June/July? in Pensacola, Florida.
I thought they might be solenopsis invicta, but the queen didn't look like the sol. inv. queen I've owned before, and the workers are a very dark color. Almost black, even in bright light.
I'll try to get better pictures if I can, if no one can figure it out.
Thank you!